{"answers":{"affected":"","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72490 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"Apply the vendor's patch.","what":"CVE-2026-72490 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2026-72490 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2026-72490 is a vulnerability in Linux, published on 15 Aug 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-72490 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.\n2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72490/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72490/index.md)","id":"CVE-2026-72490","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72490/index.md","name":"CVE-2026-72490","record":{"aliases":["DEBIAN-CVE-2026-72490","GHSA-w4pw-r5h6-2975","UBUNTU-CVE-2026-72490"],"analysis":{"component_type":"kernel","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["denial_of_service"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Linux kernel driver","requires_auth":"none","summary":"A logic error in the rtl8723bs Wi-Fi driver causes a null pointer dereference, leading to a system crash for local or adjacent attackers.","user_interaction":"not_required","vuln_class":"null_dereference"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"Linux","cpe":[],"cvss":{"score":null,"severity":null,"source":null,"vector":null,"version":null},"cwes":[],"description":"In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved:\n\nstaging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt\n\nThe null-pointer-guard was incorrect, returning _FAIL on valid pointer.\nInvert the guard, so it returns _FAIL on invalid pointer.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":true,"headline":"staging: rtl8723bs: fix stainfo check in rtw_aes_decrypt","id":"CVE-2026-72490","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"null_dereference","year":"2026"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"net/9p: fix race condition on rdma-\u003estate in trans_rdma.c","id":"CVE-2026-72491"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"staging: nvec: fix use-after-free in nvec_rx_completed()","id":"CVE-2026-72489"},"products":["Linux"],"published":"2026-08-15","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2026-08-17","vendors":["Linux"]},"summary":"A logic error in the rtl8723bs Wi-Fi driver causes a null pointer dereference, leading to a system crash for local or adjacent attackers.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-72490/"}